Police have issued horrific pictures of the injury caused to a 16-year-old boy in a savage unprovoked assault.

The teenager was clubbed over the head in what has been described by police as “a violent and unprovoked attack” as he walked across a recreation ground in Nuneaton at night.

The 16-year-old victim, who has not been identified, suffered “significant brain trauma and injuries”, police said. He was taken to University Hospital in Coventry where he received emergency treatment.

Mitch Thomas, of Nuneaton CID, said: “He was struck over the head with such force it caused a life threatening brain injury, which, fortunately for all, was diagnosed and treated in time.

The head injuries suffered by a teenage boy who was attacked as he walked across a Nuneaton park.

“This was a violent and unprovoked attack where a young man appears to have been singled out for no apparent reason.”

The incident took place on Saturday, January 17, between 9-10pm, at the rear of Tomkinson Road playing fields, near Barpool Road, Nuneaton, in a secluded area often used by dog walkers.

Police are making an appeal for witnesses and hope that the images of the victim’s terrible injuries will prompt those with information to come forward.